Friday, July 16, 1999
Stadium construction reflects more minorities
BY LUCY MAY
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A larger percentage of contracts for work on Paul Brown Stadium is going to businesses owned by women and minorities, according to new figures from Hamilton County.
As of June 30, 11 percent of the stadium contracts had been awarded to women- or minority-owned businesses.
That amounts to nearly $29 million of the nearly $265 million in contracts awarded, according to the figures.
While it does not meet the county's goal, the latest figure is an increase over the percentages reported in recent months. The figure had hovered at 9 percent of work awarded to businesses owned by women and minorities.
In a 1995 agreement with Cincinnati City Council, county officials committed to a goal of 15 percent participation by businesses owned by women and minorities on the new stadiums for the Bengals and Reds.
The latest figures also show that minority construction workers represented 18 percent of the work force building the stadium as of June 30.
That's down from the 20 percent figure reported in April. But it still exceeds the county's goal of a 12 percent minority workforce.
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